Ironing-board



(No Model.)

0. W. RICHARDSON & O. F.GALL.OWAY. IRONING BOARD.

No. 436,436. Patented Sept. 1 1890.

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CHARLES \V. RICHARDSON AND CHARLES F. GALLO'WAY, OF COLUMBUS, OI-IIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,436, datedSeptember 16, 1890,

Application filed January 25, 1890. Serial No. 338,154. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES W. RIoH- ARDSON and CHARLES F. GALLowAY,citizens of the United States, residing at Columbus,

5 in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ironing-Boards, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an ironing-board :o of that class in whichmeans are provided for connecting the same with the projecting edge of atable or window-sill or other article of furniture.

The objects of our invention are to provide 1 5 a superior form ofironing-board, of suchconstruction as to admit of its being readily andsecurely connected with the projecting edge of a table or other articleof furniture, to admit of making said connection with tables ofdifferent heights and at the same time support the board on a leveltherewith, to provide means for the adjustment of the device for itsconnection with articles of'different thicknesses, to admit of the partsforming 2 5 said board being folded into a compact form, and toconstruct said device in a simple and inexpensive manner. These objectswe accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is an under side view of our improved board'when folded.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same when open and attached to theedge of a table. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line a: ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is 5 .a sectional view taken on line y y of Fig.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. Arepresents an ironing-board, which, as shown, may be of the usual form.Secured 1,0 transversely against the under side of the board, a shortdistance from its wider or rear end, is a cleat a, said cleat beingsomewhat shorter than the width of the board and having a roundedlowerside, as shown. Supported against the under side of the cleat a, incontact therewith, as hereinafter described, is the forward portion of arearwardly-extendin g arm I). Extending downward through the board A, oneach side of the arm I) and past each end of the cleat a, is a bolt 0.These bolts have their lower screw-threaded ends passing, respectively,through bolt holes formed in the ends of a transverse rod d, whichextends beneath and bears against the under side of the arm Z),vertically beneath the cleat a, in which position said rod is held bynuts e on the bolts 0, and by staples c, which embrace said rod andwhich extend upwardly into the arm I). The upper face of the arm 1) hasformed therein a central longitudinal leg g is provided with a roundedpoint, as

shown. Secured longitudinally to the under side of theboard A, at thecentral portion thereof, is arack or notched plate It. Secured to theunde-r side of the board A, at a point opposite the enlarged rear end ofthe slot f, is a small bearing-block 1', which, when the leg is foldedwithin the slot, forms a bearing for the foot'of the former and holds itflush with the surface of the arm 12. Any desired form of iron supportmay, as shown at m, be secured to the upper side of the board at theproper point thereon.

The operation of our device is as follows: When not in use, the partsmay-be folded in the position shown in Fig. lvof the drawingsthat is,the leg being within its slot and flush with the arm b, and the latterbeing in a position beneath and approximately parallel with the underside of the board A. WVith 0 the parts in this position it will beobserved that the device will occupy but a comparatively small spacewhen not in use, and the packing of the same for shipping will begreatly facilitated.

In using our board, the rear ends of the board A and arm 1], beyond thecleat a, are made to embrace" the edge of the table 8 or otherprojection, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The leg is then letdown, its foot resting upon the floor and its upper end thus caused toengage with one of the notches ot' the rack h. In thus manipulating ourdevice, the arm I) is slightly inclined, as shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, causing its rear clamping end or jaw to press upward againstthe table 8, and thereby increase the firmness of the attachmentthereto. In case the height of the table should demand it, the leg gmaybe set at a different angle with the board than that shown, in order tobring said board to a horizontal position.

From the construction herein shown, it is obvious that thezleg g willact as a brace, which, in conjunction with the, connection of the tableand board, will serve to hold said board in a firm and rigid manner.

Itis obvious that the construction of parts herein shown and describedis such as to admit of an ordinary ironing-board being provided with theclamping and bracing parts of our device, and that the same maybeaccomplished at a reasonable cost. In. case it is desired to increasethe space between the clamping ends of the board and armto adjust it forconnection with tables or other projections of a greater thickness, thismay be readily accomplished by turning down the nuts e, and thuslowering the board-arm 1).

Having now fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an ironing-board, the combination,

with the board A and its rack-plate h, of an arm I), hinged beneath theforward portion of said board, and a brace-leg g, pivoted, as described,in the forward end of said arm and having its upper end adapted to beengaged with'the rack h, substantially as specified.

2. In an ironing-board, the combination, with the board A and its bottomrack-plate h, of the arm I), hinged, as described, beneath the forwardportion of the board, and having a central slot f, and brace-leg g,pivoted, as described, in the rear end of said slot and adapted toengage with the rack-plate h, substantially' as described.

CHARLES W. RICHARDSON. CHARLES F. GALLOWVAY. In presence of O.C.'SHEPHERD, BARTON GRIFFITH.

